miscarry

[ mis-kar-ee; for 1 also mis-kar-ee ]

/ mɪsˈkær i; for 1 also ˈmɪsˌkær i /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR miscarry ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used without object), mis·car·ried, mis·car·ry·ing.

to have a miscarriage of a fetus.

to fail to attain the right or desired end; be unsuccessful: The plan miscarried.

to go astray or be lost in transit, as a letter.

Origin of miscarry

First recorded in 1275–1325, miscarry is from the Middle English word miscarien.See mis-¹, carry

Words nearby miscarry

miscalculate, miscall, miscanthus, miscarriage, miscarriage of justice, miscarry, miscast, Misc. Doc., misce, miscegenation, miscellanea

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Example sentences from the Web for miscarry

She told me that if I decided to miscarry, there was nothing they could do about it.
States Slap Pregnant Women With Harsher Jail Sentences|Emily Shire|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He died on the spot and his mate, who was pregnant at the time, proceeded to miscarry due to depression.
If You Build It, They Will Skate|Maysoon Zayid|July 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Lest that letter should miscarry, I repeat it here, and wish you to mention it to him.
The Domestic Life of Thomas Jefferson Compiled From Family Letters and Reminiscences|Sarah N. Randolph
If the son of a man receives what his father says, none of his plans will miscarry.
Archology and the Bible|George A. Barton

I again subtract fifty thousand for those women who miscarry, or whose children die by accident, or disease within the year.
The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Vol. VII|Jonathan Swift
But after all this Care and Industry, how was it possible for the business to Miscarry?
Citt and Bumpkin (1680)|Sir Roger L'Estrange
Without these the Revolution will miscarry and our Dastur will not be worth a date-stone.
The Book of Khalid|Ameen Rihani

British Dictionary definitions for miscarry

miscarry

/ (mɪsˈkærɪ) /

verb -ries, -rying or -ried (intr)

to expel a fetus prematurely from the womb; abort

to failall her plans miscarried

British (of freight, mail, etc) to fail to reach a destination

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Medical definitions for miscarry

miscarry

[ mĭs′kăr′ē, mĭs-kăr′ē ]

v.

To have a miscarriage; abort.

单词	miscarry
释义	miscarry [ mis-kar-ee; for 1 also mis-kar-ee ] / mɪsˈkær i; for 1 also ˈmɪsˌkær i / SEE SYNONYMS FOR miscarry ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used without object), mis·car·ried, mis·car·ry·ing. to have a miscarriage of a fetus. to fail to attain the right or desired end; be unsuccessful: The plan miscarried. to go astray or be lost in transit, as a letter. Origin of miscarry First recorded in 1275–1325, miscarry is from the Middle English word miscarien.See mis-¹, carry Words nearby miscarry miscalculate, miscall, miscanthus, miscarriage, miscarriage of justice, miscarry, miscast, Misc. Doc., misce, miscegenation, miscellanea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for miscarry She told me that if I decided to miscarry, there was nothing they could do about it. States Slap Pregnant Women With Harsher Jail Sentences\|Emily Shire\|December 12, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He died on the spot and his mate, who was pregnant at the time, proceeded to miscarry due to depression. If You Build It, They Will Skate\|Maysoon Zayid\|July 17, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Lest that letter should miscarry, I repeat it here, and wish you to mention it to him. The Domestic Life of Thomas Jefferson Compiled From Family Letters and Reminiscences\|Sarah N. Randolph If the son of a man receives what his father says, none of his plans will miscarry. Archology and the Bible\|George A. Barton I again subtract fifty thousand for those women who miscarry, or whose children die by accident, or disease within the year. The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Vol. VII\|Jonathan Swift But after all this Care and Industry, how was it possible for the business to Miscarry? Citt and Bumpkin (1680)\|Sir Roger L'Estrange Without these the Revolution will miscarry and our Dastur will not be worth a date-stone. The Book of Khalid\|Ameen Rihani British Dictionary definitions for miscarry miscarry / (mɪsˈkærɪ) / verb -ries, -rying or -ried (intr) to expel a fetus prematurely from the womb; abort to failall her plans miscarried British (of freight, mail, etc) to fail to reach a destination Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to miscarry abort, fall through, slip, decline, founder, flounder, misfire, flop, blunder, fold, fizzle, fall, miss, backslide, deteriorate, go down, back wrong horse, break down, come to naught, come to nothing Medical definitions for miscarry miscarry [ mĭs′kăr′ē, mĭs-kăr′ē ] v. To have a miscarriage; abort. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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miscarry

verb (used without object), mis·car·ried, mis·car·ry·ing.

Origin of miscarry

Words nearby miscarry

Example sentences from the Web for miscarry

British Dictionary definitions for miscarry

verb -ries, -rying or -ried (intr)

Words related to miscarry

Medical definitions for miscarry

v.